This is a YouTube video titled "Why Your Magneto Check Could Kill Your Engine" created in July 2025. The content features a detailed explanation by two speakers about proper magneto check procedures for helicopters, emphasizing safety and best practices to avoid engine damage. The video also promotes a pilot training blueprint available on Amazon and encourages safe flying decisions.
Magneto checks. I had a mechanic many years tell me that a couple of the guys I worked for, he was complaining that they would, when they would do their mag check, they would hang too long on the left mag and the right mag. He's like two seconds, get it back to both. Then he was just complaining how these guys would put it on like the left mag. And they just sit there and they'd wait and they'd wait. He's like, you know they're gonna end up grenading the motor if they keep doing that. He's like, get it to the left, get it to the right. Two seconds or less and back to Bo. So we'll just show you here real quick. Basically we're on both. So we would go down to the left 1 1000, 2 1000, back to both, let the RPM stabilize and then we would do two clicks for the right. 1 2, 1 1000, 2 1000, two clicks, back to both. So again, and I've seen people do that where they, they get on a mag and then they want to be on there for like 3, 4, 5, 6 seconds. And I don't know why they do that. Don't do that. Not good on. Not good on the machine. Magneto check should be left check or right. Whichever you do first. One one thousand, two one thousand. Back to both. At least for most of the training helicopters that we fly. So don't spend too much time on the left or right net mag. And I think people sometimes like, well, is it okay when you get a bad mag? Trust me, you'll know it. When that mag is bad, you most likely you're going to get a really rough sensation when you get to that. So one one thousand, two one thousand. Back to both. Hope you've been enjoying these daily tips. We have another tip for you right here. Private pilot, one helicopter training blueprint. This is our Amazon number one bestseller. It's a got all a ton of free information in it about training tips and all kinds of different topics. So there's a free PDF version or the paperback. There's a link around this video somewhere. Check that link, download the free PDF and we'll see you in the next video. Peace out.
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